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Fan recalls seeing Luis Tiant pitch for Portland Beavers
Original: I'd go to the ballpark (the AAA Portland Beavers were an affiliate of Cleveland back then) to get signatures on a baseba
A baseball fan has shared memories of attending AAA Portland Beavers games in the era when the Oregon club served as a Cleveland affiliate, watching Luis Tiant pitch live in Portland and getting signatures on a scuffed-up baseball as a kid. The post highlights a time when minor league ballplayers were accessible to young fans, and has drawn small but warm reactions from readers nostalgic for that era of the game.
Why now: Nostalgic reminiscence about minor league baseball and Luis Tiant resonating with baseball fans
Luis TiantPortland BeaversCleveland
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- I'd go to the ballpark (the AAA Portland Beavers were an affiliate of Cleveland back then) to get signatures on a baseball we kids erased by scuffing it up playing baseball with it when no kids had baseballs one day. I saw him pitch live in Portland. Both he and Luis Tiant… · steter@mastodon.stevesworld.co · 3
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